Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1897 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Dr. Willets the ‘2sth. The exercises connected with the sessions of the Farmers’ Institute hel l here this week were euterta'ning and instructive. Everybody that heard him las* yetr wnnts to hear him again-,. We refer to Dr. Willets. At Opera House, 25th. Call on Bergei Penn for Drain Tile. OiHce over Ellis & Murray’s store Notice to Lecture Ticket Holders —We have u een compelled to change the next from Jauuary 19 to January 25th and have Willets first, and Dr. Bristol in March. J.H. S Ellis. 13. F. Fendig. The Citizens’ Cornet Band-will give an entertainment Jan. 29th, and are making great preparatlons. WANTED— FAITHFUL MEN Oil women to travel for ree. onelble e tablished house in Indi na. Salary 4780 and exp*, nses. Position permanent. Reference. Enclose solt-uddressed stamped envelope. T 1 e National, Star lnsuranoo .Bldg,, Chicago. The Rensselaer Lecture Club has the following popular list eus gaged for the dates named: Jan 19, ltev. Frank Bristol. Feb. 18, The Tennesseeans. March 25, Dr. Willetts. April 9, Col. Copeland. A Home Industry. Make yous city grow by patronizing home industry. Smoke cigars that a. o manufactured in Rensselaer, ai d get the best value for your money. The brands are “Coleridge,” 69,” “New Court House” and “blor de L.” A. Lewis, Cigar Manufacturer. FIVE MEN ~ WOUNDED. Deadly conflict in Tolleston* Club’s duck swamp near Crown PointYesterday morning Frank Costiok Theodore Pratt, Churlea Pratt, Alvin Bothwell and ten other farmer boys in the vicinity of the Tolleaton club started on an all-day expedition to exterminate the muskrats which inhabit the marshes in that vicinity. The boys did not find many rats on their own lands, and ventured over onto the Tolleston club’s lands, not far away. The watchman of the Tolleston club discovered them, immediately and put them down as poachers, and started out to drive them from the lands owned by the club. The watchmen were Frank Whitook, Barney Whitook, John Blackburn and Alfred Taylor. They marched down upon the poachers and ordered them off, instead of taking to their heels, they attacked the watchmen with rat spears, guns and pistols, and refused to move an inch. Frank Whitlock again ordered them to leave, but instead of leaving one raised a pistol and fired a bullet, which struck watchman John Blackburn squarely in the forehead, knocking him senseless. Then the firing began in earnest. Frank Whitlock raised his rifle and sent a bullet through the body of Frank Gostiek, who fell to the ground, and remained there until picked up by friends and carried from the field. Barney Whitlook pressed the trigger of a double barreled shot gun, and down went Theodore Pratt in a heap, with over 160 No. 5 bird shot in his body. The shooting on both sides continued for several minutes, and two more men on the poachers’ side fell to the earth, apparently dead. After the shooting the Tolleston club men walked back to the club house. The sheriff was notified at 1:80, with a request to come to the scene immediately. Sheriff Hayes was absent, out Deputy Farley with four more deputes, started for the scene at once where they all were put under arrest. The club says that there were fourteen of the poachers on the club lands. They did not come to hunt rats with that number, but organized a posse to shoot our watchman in their tracts, but our men got the drop on them first. The Tolleston gun club is made up of about 250 Chicago sporting men. And claim that they have been troubled a great deal with these kind of people. ' ,; ‘ t This is the third murderous figfrt that has,occurred at the club grounds and there is groat excitement among the neighboring farmers and high talk is indulged in,